China takes a further step in the broadening out of its share trading initiative with Hong Kong.
Author Archives: Thomas Blott
Originally from the UK, Thomas is a financial journalist with over 10 years’ experience including nine in Asia. He began his career at Euromoney Institutional Investor, completing the graduate scheme and going on to establish the Asia bureau for IJGlobal, the world’s foremost source of intelligence on the project finance market. After a stint at KPMG, he joined International Financing Review, which was originally owned by Thomson Reuters and later Refinitiv, where he managed the people & markets section in Asia. He joined Bonhill Group as regional editor for Asia in 2022, which includes oversight of Fund Selector Asia. He is a graduate of the University of Cambridge. Connect with him on LinkedIn here.
Pictet Wealth Management appoints Asia CIO
Rialan was most recently CIO of Pictet North America Advisors.
PGIM’s Unanyants-Jackson: Singapore a good model for ESG disclosure
PGIM’s global head of ESG discusses the Singaporean model for ESG disclosure and the SEC’s proposals on the labelling of ESG funds.
BlackRock appoints head of China asset management division
BlackRock’s majority-owned China asset management unit has appointed Hua Fan as its new general manager.
HEAD-TO-HEAD: Blackrock versus Schroders
FSA compares two UK equity products: the BlackRock GF United Kingdom Fund and the Schroder ISF UK Equity Fund.
Pictet appoints Asia wealth management CEO
Aerni is due to relocate from Zurich to take up the reins as Asia wealth management CEO.
BNPP AM appoints head of stewardship for APAC
Ho joins BNP Paribas Asset Management from the Asia Investor Group on Climate Change.
Chinese bond funds halt subscriptions
Chinese bond funds aim to stave off fund flows amid pressure on equities, Reuters reports.
Calastone sets up regional HQ in Singapore
Fintech company establishes new headquarters in the Lion City.
Singapore tops financial inclusivity rankings
The Lion City beats fourth-placed Hong Kong in inaugural Global Financial Inclusion Index.
